gut
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.
The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɡʌt/
- (Inland Northern American)
(file) - Rhymes: -ʌt
Noun[edit]
gut (countable and uncountable, plural guts)
- The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
- (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged
- beer gut
- (uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
- A person's emotional, visceral self.
- I have a funny feeling in my gut.
- (informal) A class that is not demanding or challenging.
- You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
- A narrow passage of water.
- the Gut of Canso
- The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
Synonyms[edit]
- (alimentary canal, intestine): alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards
- (abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged): abdomen, beer belly, (enlarged), beer gut (UK, enlarged), belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy
- (intestines of an animal used to make strings): catgut
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
gut (third-person singular simple present guts, present participle gutting, simple past and past participle gutted)
- (transitive) To eviscerate.
- (transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
- Fire gutted the building.
- Congress gutted the welfare bill.
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Adjective[edit]
gut (comparative more gut, superlative most gut)
- Made of gut.
- a violin with gut strings
- Instinctive.
- gut reaction
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Anagrams[edit]
Central Franconian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German guod, northern variant of guot.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gut (masculine gude, feminine gut, comparative besser, superlative et beste)
- (southern Moselle Franconian) good
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut c (singular definite gutten, plural indefinite gutter)
Inflection[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut c (singular definite gutten, not used in plural form)
- gut (intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc)
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gůt (Early New High German)
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɡuːt/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡʊt/ (colloquial, chiefly for the interjection)
- (Germany)
(file) - (Austria)
(file) - Rhymes: -uːt
Adjective[edit]
gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)
- good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
- good (effective; useful)
- good (fortunate)
- good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
- all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
- good (full; entire; at least as much as)
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist gut | sie ist gut | es ist gut | sie sind gut | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | guter | gute | gutes | gute |
genitive | guten | guter | guten | guter | |
dative | gutem | guter | gutem | guten | |
accusative | guten | gute | gutes | gute | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gute | die gute | das gute | die guten |
genitive | des guten | der guten | des guten | der guten | |
dative | dem guten | der guten | dem guten | den guten | |
accusative | den guten | die gute | das gute | die guten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein guter | eine gute | ein gutes | (keine) guten |
genitive | eines guten | einer guten | eines guten | (keiner) guten | |
dative | einem guten | einer guten | einem guten | (keinen) guten | |
accusative | einen guten | eine gute | ein gutes | (keine) guten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist besser | sie ist besser | es ist besser | sie sind besser | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | besserer | bessere | besseres | bessere |
genitive | besseren | besserer | besseren | besserer | |
dative | besserem | besserer | besserem | besseren | |
accusative | besseren | bessere | besseres | bessere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der bessere | die bessere | das bessere | die besseren |
genitive | des besseren | der besseren | des besseren | der besseren | |
dative | dem besseren | der besseren | dem besseren | den besseren | |
accusative | den besseren | die bessere | das bessere | die besseren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein besserer | eine bessere | ein besseres | (keine) besseren |
genitive | eines besseren | einer besseren | eines besseren | (keiner) besseren | |
dative | einem besseren | einer besseren | einem besseren | (keinen) besseren | |
accusative | einen besseren | eine bessere | ein besseres | (keine) besseren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am besten | sie ist am besten | es ist am besten | sie sind am besten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | bester | beste | bestes | beste |
genitive | besten | bester | besten | bester | |
dative | bestem | bester | bestem | besten | |
accusative | besten | beste | bestes | beste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der beste | die beste | das beste | die besten |
genitive | des besten | der besten | des besten | der besten | |
dative | dem besten | der besten | dem besten | den besten | |
accusative | den besten | die beste | das beste | die besten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein bester | eine beste | ein bestes | (keine) besten |
genitive | eines besten | einer besten | eines besten | (keiner) besten | |
dative | einem besten | einer besten | einem besten | (keinen) besten | |
accusative | einen besten | eine beste | ein bestes | (keine) besten |
Antonyms[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)
- well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
- Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.
- The team played well.
- a little more than (with measurements)
- Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin.
- I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
- Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang.
- The bed is a little over two meters long.
- Antonym: knapp
- easily, likely
- Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden.
- That item is easily found.
- Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist.
- You may well be married next year.
Interjection[edit]
gut
Further reading[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut
- Alternative form of gutte
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Dutch guit (“troublemaker”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut m (definite singular guten, indefinite plural gutar, definite plural gutane)
- a boy (young male)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- gutt (Bokmål)
References[edit]
“gut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare German gut, Dutch goed, English good.
Adjective[edit]
gut (comparative besser, superlative bescht)
Related terms[edit]
Romansch[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut m (plural guts)
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
gut
Related terms[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɨ̞t/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɪt/
Noun[edit]
gut
- Soft mutation of cut.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cut | gut | nghut | chut |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gut
- A boy
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- Moselle Franconian
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- de:Ethics
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